New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), which illegally spied on resident Kim Dotcom, is on the cusp of gaining sweeping new powers that include wiretapping NZ citizens.
The GCSB's domestic spying first came to light last year when it mistakenly tapped Dotcom's communications, not realising that his …

No fair

"Shame on the courts that allow them to get away with it."

Whaddya mean? The NZ courts have come out of this very well so far, zapping GCSB heavily over the Kim.com affair. That's exactly why the Key.govt is now zapping the law. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Human Rights Act case against the new law in due course, which would give the courts a second shot.

Also the story doesn't emphasise that if the bill passes it will be by one vote, and that vote comes from an MP widely regarded as a joke.